Dodge Dakota Complaints (2001)

678 consumer complaints on file.

#10013851April 2, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WITH ONLY 48K MILES ON MY TRUCK, I HAD TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. THE PROBLEM WAS OIL SLUDGE THAT BUILT UP AROUND THE VALVES AND BLOCKED THE FLOW OF OIL. THE BLOCKING OF THE FLOW OF OIL PREVENTED THE REST OF THE ENGINE FROM BEING PROPERLY LUBRICATED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO CEASE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013857April 2, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES SHAKE WHEN BRAKING. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011003March 25, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON FULL THROTTLE ACCELERATION THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT UP SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND. CHRYSLER STATES THAT IS NOT A DEFECT AND IS NORMAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010819March 20, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A TUNNEL IN BOSTON AND MY TRUCK SUDDENLY DIED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER FAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT WAS STILL IN THE TRAVEL LANE. THE ODOMETER WAS FLASHING "NO BUS" AND ALL THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ON. THE VEHICLE SHOWED NO MECHANICAL SIGNS OF FAILURE PRIOR TO STALLING AND MADE NO NOISE WHEN STALLING - IT JUST DIED. AFTER BEING TOWED OUT OF THE TUNNEL (30 MIN. AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLING), I ATTEMPTED TO START THE TRUCK AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD NO SERVICE APPOINTMENTS FOR ONE WEEK. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THEN, TODAY (MARCH 21), THE TRUCK DIED AGAIN IN THE SAME TUNNEL ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. THIS TIME, IT STARTED UP AFTER 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND DODGE SEEMS UNINTERESTED IN FIXING IT PROMPTLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011362March 19, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
WHILE DRIVING ABS BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. ABS LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY WAS ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010541March 16, 2003
TIRES:SIDEWALL, TIRES
DEAR SIRS, I HAVE ATTACHES A COPY OF THE NOTE I SENT TO GOODYEAR RUBBER COMPANY IN REGARDS TO THE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE. IT SOUNDS SUSPICIOUSLY LIKE A PROBLEM THAT FIRESTONE HAD AND MAY RESULT IN ACCIDENTS. I THOUGHT I WOULD LET YOU KNOW AS WELL FOR YOUR DATABASE. I HAVE 3 OUT OF 4 GOODYEAR WILDERNESS TRACKER TIRES THAT ARE FACTORY TIRES ON MY DODGE DAKOTA THAT HAVE 2-4 INCH SPLITS ON THE SIDEWALL NEXT TO THE BEAD. SOME ARE ON THE OUTSIDE BUT SOME ARE ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. THE GOODYEAR DEALER OFFERED ME 40 $ OFF A 120$ REPLACEMENT TIRE . THE TIRES HAVE 27,000 MILES ON THEM. NOT ONLY IS THAT UNACCEPTABLE FOR AN OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE TIRE BUT I DID NOT WANT MORE OF THE SAME TIRE. I DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM AS I HAD 2 REAR TIRES GOING FLAT WITH NO FOREIGN OBJECTS IN THE TREAD. THE GOODYEAR REP STATED THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SO IT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND IS UNSAFE. WHILE I DOUBT GOODYEAR WILL OFFER ME ANY REIMBURSEMENT I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND I WILL BE CONTACTING DODGE AND THE NHTSA WITH MY CONCERNS AS WELL . IT WOULD BE QUITE DISASTROUS IF THE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE BEAD WHILE AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. TIM FULTZ....*NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010441March 14, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKES HAVE SEVERE VIBRATION AFTER ONLY 8000 MILE, PROBABLY DEFECTIVE ROTOR. SAW NUMEROUS COMPLAINT OF THE SAME LISTED. RECALL SHOULD BE DONE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010481March 14, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO SHIFT ERRATICALLY, DESPITE BEING SEEN BY TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS. THE TCM SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE. REPROGRAMMING IT DOESN'T SEEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE FACTORY TSB HAS BEEN DONE TWICE BUT HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES LURCH UP INTO 2ND GEAR AT LOWER SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING OR DOWN TO 1ST FROM 2ND WITHOUT WARNING DESPITE TRAVELING AT A CONSTANT SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. AFTER 22500 MILES THE VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED A MODERATE TO SEVERE PROBLEM WHEN BRAKING. THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO HOP IN THE FRONT END DURING BRAKING AND THE BRAKES SEEM TO LOOSE EFFECTIVENESS MOMENTARILY. CLOSER INVESTIGATION REVEALED BOTH FRONT SHOCKS HAD FAILED. THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. NO LEAKS, NORMAL PAD AND ROTOR WEAR, NO GROOVES ON ROTOR, THE FRONT SHOCKS WERE REPLACED BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE THE BRAKING HOPPING PULSATING PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007279March 3, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE OF HEAVY RUST AND DETERIORATION.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009351February 26, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHEN THE REAR DOOR WAS CLOSED, THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008104February 25, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
BALL JOINTS ON MY 2001 DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP ARE ALREADY BAD AFTER 46K MILES. I HEARD MANY COMPLANTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM FROM OTHER OWNERS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005845February 14, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
FRONT BRAKE GRINDING WHEN HOT AND CONTINUAL REAR BRAKE DRUM WARPAGE. DEALER HAS TURNED THE DRUMS ONCE AND I HAVE HAD IT DONE INDEPENDANTLY TWICE. WARPAGE CONTINUES WITHIN 5-7000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005670February 11, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
SHIFTS INTO NETURAL WHILE DRIVING WILL NOT UPSHIFT FROM LOWER GEAR VECHICLE STILL AT DEALER STILL HAS NOT DIANOSONED PROBLEM HAS HAD SINCE 2/6/03 WHILE I PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006913February 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, VISIBILITY
THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. *JB THE WINDOW HAD FALLEN ON THE CONSUMER FOOT. SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10005250February 4, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THERE ARE NO INJURIES THAT I KNOW OF YET BUT I BELIEVE THERE COULD BE. I'M A MECHANICAL DESIGNER FOR AN ENGINEERING FIRM AND AN AVID CAR ENTHUSIAST. THE PROBLEM IS IN DODGE MAGNUM ENGINE 5.9L FUEL RAILS I''M NOT SURE WHAT ALL YEARS/MODELS/ENGINES THIS TYPE OF RAIL IS USED IN BUT MINE IS A 2001 DAKOTA 5.9L I BELIEVE IT''S THE SAME FOR DODGE RAM AND DODGE DURANGO. THE PROBLEM IS ON THE FUEL RAIL THERE IS A TEST PORT WHERE A MECHANIC CAN TEST FUEL PRESSURE IF THERE IS A FUEL PROBLEM. WHERE THE PORT IS ATTACHED TO THE RAIL (BY BRAZING I THINK) SEEMS TO LEAK FUEL. IT IS A SLOW LEAK AND YOU CAN ONLY TELL IF THE ENGINE HAS SOME MILES ON IT YOU CAN NOTICE WHERE A WET RING HAS FORMED. I NOTICED THIS ON MY VEHICLE AND I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING I DID DURING MAINTENANCE FEELING IT WAS MY FAULT I DID NOT WANT TO USE MY WARRANTY. I THEN CALLED AROUND TO GET A USED ONE BECAUSE I DIDN''T HAVE THE $400 TO SLAP DOWN FOR A NEW ONE. UPON RECEIVING MY USED FUEL RAIL IN THE MAIL I NOTICED IT HAD EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE IN THE SAME AREA. I RETURNED THE USED FUEL RAIL. NEXT I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD OF MY MOTHERS DODGE RAM W/ THE SAME FUEL RAIL AND TO MY SURPRISE THERE IS EVIDENCE OF FUEL SEEPAGE ON IT ALSO. I''VE HAVE NOTICED THIS ON 3 SEPARATE FUEL RAILS AND I HAVE ONLY LOOKED AT 3 SO I''M 100% SO FAR. I TEMPORARY FIXED MY OWN RAIL BY REMOVING THE RAILS AND WELDING AROUND THE FITTING. MY PERMEATE FIX IS GOING TO BE AFTERMARKET HOLLEY FUEL RAILS. I''M NOT SURE IF THIS LEAKAGE COULD CAUSE A FIRE BUT I ALSO DON''T THINK IT WOULD BE A BAD THING TO CHECK IN TO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003444January 27, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2001 DAKOTA QUAD CAB HAS A LOUD KNOCK IN FRONT SUSPENSION. THREE DEALERS UNABLE TO FIX. THE TRUCK HAS HAD MANY FRONT END PARTS REPLACED AND THE FRAME WELDED. FOR A TOTAL OF 10 TIMES TO THE DEALERS WITHIN A 6 MONTH PEROID. STILL UNBLE TO FIX. I AM NOW CONCERNED ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE AND SAFTEY OF VEHICLE. CHYRSLER HAS OFFERED NO SOLUTION AND VERY UNCOOPERATIVE WITH PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003172January 22, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTO TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY ON ACCELEARTION. REQUIRED TRANSDUCER AND SOLENOID GOVERNOR VALVE REPLACEMENT TWICE WITHIN ONE YEAR. FIRST TIME IT WS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, ONE YEAR AND 17,901 MILES LATER, REPLACEMENT WAS REQUIRED AND NOT COVERED UNDER DODGE WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006669January 18, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FRONT BRAKES BEGAN TO SHUDDER AT APPROXIMATELY 18K MILES. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO WESTMINSTER DODGE IN BOSTON, MA. AND WAS QUOTED $400 FOR REPLACEMENT OF FRONT ROTORS AND PADS. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I REALIZED BRAKE ROTORS SHOULD NOT WARP AT ONLY 18K MILES. I DRIVER 50/50 HIGHWAY/CITY AND DO NOT BRAKE UNLESS IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE PAD BEGAN TO RATTLE IN THE CALIPER. I CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY REFUSE TO COVER ANY OF THESE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. DODGE NEEDS TO REALIZE THEY HAVE AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM WITH THEIR BRAKE ROTORS AND REPLACE THEM. SCC ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****770861
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002729January 15, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING
LOAD CLUNK COMING FROM FRONT SUSPENSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002310January 8, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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